X-factor in Week 5 vs. Texans: Slow down WR Will Fuller

X-factor in Week 5 vs. Texans: Slow down WR Will Fuller

The Vikings will try to do something on Sunday against the Texans that only the Patriots have been able to do this season: Slow down Houston wide receiver Will Fuller.

In four games, the rookie has 19 catches for 323 yards (17 yards per catch) and two touchdowns. He’s also returned one punt for a 67-yard touchdown against the Titans in Week 3.

Talk about a thing of beauty.

Fuller eclipsed 100 yards in his first two games against the Bears and Chiefs, respectively. He was held in check in Week 3 against the Patriots (three catches for 31 yards), but bounced back last week against the Titans, catching seven passes for 81 yards and a touchdown.

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The good news is, the Vikings have already passed a test like this before, holding the Packers (Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb) and the Giants (Odell Beckham Jr., Sterling Shepard and Victor Cruz) in check.